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UHB 1 לַ⁠מְנַצֵּ֥חַ בִּ⁠נְגִינ֗וֹת מִזְמ֥וֹר לְ⁠דָוִֽד׃ ‡

ULT For the director, with stringed instruments. Of David.

UST A psalm written by David for the choir leader, to be accompanied by people playing stringed instruments.

WEBBE For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm by David.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of David.

FBV For the music director. A psalm of David, to be accompanied by string instruments.

BBE To the chief music-maker on corded instruments. A Psalm. Of David.

Moff From the Choirmaster’s collection. To a string accompaniment. A song of David.

ASV For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

Drby To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

RV For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
(For the Chief Musician; on stringd instruments. A Psalm of David. )

KJB-1769 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.

KJB-1611 ¶ To the [fn]chiefe Musician on Neginoth, A Psalme of Dauid.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Or, ouerseer.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Psalm 4 General Notes

Structure and Formatting

- Superscription- verse 1 Distress- verses 2-6 Rebuke- verses 7-9 Blessing

About the Psalm

Purpose: to intercede for the people and call them to repentance.Content: People, trust in Yahweh alone! He has relieved our suffering in the past, and he will help us again when I call to him. Yahweh, shine on us!Message: Yahweh alone gives peace and security in times of distress.

Translation Issues in This Chapter

- Repetition features between verses 1, 6, and 8. See the note in [verse 6](../04/06.md).- Hebrew roots from verse 5 repeat in verses 7–9. See the note in [verse 5](../04/05.md).- There seems to be a morning and night pattern. The word translated call ([verse 1](../04/01.md)) and cry ([verse 3](../04/03.md)) sound like the Hebrew word for morning, and then bed is mentioned in [verse 4](../04/04.md). Yahweh lifting up the light of his face is like the dawn in [verse 6](../04/06.md) and in [verse 8](../04/08.md) the author lies down to sleep.- The last verse of the psalm seems to wind down peacefully, even repeating “sh” sounds. See the note in [verse 8](../04/08.md).See: writing-poetry

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Significant portions of the ULT, UST, and TNs for this psalm are derivative from [“Psalms, Layer by Layer”](https://psalms.cdbr.org/w/Welcome), [Psalm 4](https://psalms.cdbr.org/w/Psalm_4) by Cambridge Digital Bible Research, Katie Frost, Meaghan Smith, Nikki Mustin et al, used under [CC BY](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

לַ⁠מְנַצֵּ֥חַ

(la⁠mənaʦʦēaḩ)

This likely refers to the person in charge of music for worship. Some languages may have a term for a music leader. Alternate translation: “For the music director” or “For the leader of worship music”

Parallel PSA 4:0

Psalm 4 General Notes

Structure and Formatting

About the Psalm

Translation Issues in This Chapter

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